From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!whaley Newsgroups: net.columbia Title: Re: shuttle landing - (nf) Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.1084 Posted: Thu Nov 18 12:25:40 1982 Received: Sat Nov 20 02:12:37 1982 #R:floyd:-83700:uiucdcs:8500003:000:230 uiucdcs!whaley Nov 18 11:12:00 1982 I'm confused. I thought I heard some mention of taking off from Vandenburg to enable polar orbits. Now you mention landing at KSC. I'm wondering if 747 piggyback rides are to be a frequent permanent part of shuttle operations.